Grimsel Passhöhe
Grimsel Passhöhe is a bus stop in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,160 metres. Grimsel Passhöhe is situated nearby to the hamlet Gletsch, as well as near the peak Sidelhorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidelhorn and Gletsch railway station.
Sidelhorn
Peak
Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.
Gletsch railway station
Railway station
Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Gletsch railway station is situated 2 km east of Grimsel Passhöhe.
Kleinwasserkraftwerk Gletsch
Photo: Wald-Burger8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kleinwasserkraftwerk Gletsch is situated 2 km east of Grimsel Passhöhe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 3½ km south of Grimsel Passhöhe.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 5 km south of Grimsel Passhöhe.
Grimsel Passhöhe
- Type: Bus stop
- Also known as: “Grimsel Passhoehe”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.56181° or 46° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
8.33808° or 8° 20′ 17″ eastElevation
2,160 metres (7,087 feet)Operator
PAGOpen location code
8FRCH86Q+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 983987098OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
10381284
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- German: “Grimsel Passhöhe”
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